“ We work with our partner network to ensure they ’ re helping achieve benefits for the people of New South Wales ”
ANUBHAV MADAN HEAD OF PROCUREMENT , LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Although LGP has had a sustainability team in its organisation for some time , Madan says it has only been relatively recently that they have become central to what local authorities want to do .
“ Whereas before the Sustainability team struggled to get their message heard , now they ’ re inundated with calls and queries about how they can help this or that council to achieve their ESG targets ,” Madan reveals . “ Queries might be about emissions reductions , waste , or even modern slavery .
But it is carbon emissions on which NSW local authorities are most focused .
“ Almost every council has some kind of a net-zero target , and they ’ re very focused
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